Wondering what the deal is with all these electronics projects we post here on MAKE:Blog? Getting familiar with the basics can seem a bit daunting – but it’s really not so complex. Here’s an affordable kit that’ll get your feet wet proper – Harness the power of the electron! Create games, toys, and contraptions with […]
Ever wondered how the Arduino would fair as a keyboard synthesizer? Wonder no more – the Pocket Piano kit from Critter and Guitari proves Arduino can sine and saw quite well. Features include – 25 keys and multiplexer circuitry 4 potentiometers, 1 controls output level Microchip MCP4921 12 bit SPI DAC Passive low pass output […]
This kit looks pretty easy to use, just send the line to be displayed over a COM port. It even supports hex letters (a,b,c,d,e,f) – of course, a 14-segment version would be even cooler. Still, a lot of potential applications – USB7 Related: U-Disp – An open source USB display & Seven-segment big LED display […]
Ladyada’s just churning out the new kits these days; I’m not sure she’s human. The latest: Adding quality audio to an electronic project is surprisingly difficult. Here is a shield for Arduinos that solves this problem. It can play up to 22KHz, 12bit uncompressed audio files of any length. It’s low cost, available as an […]
The Noise Toy kit is fun to use, but if you’re like me – leaving that little “PROGRAM” port unused will drive you crazy. With little knowledge of AVR programming beyond some fun with Arduino, I taught myself how to upload and hack source code for it. Read on to see how the deed was […]
Love your Boarduino but hate that FTDI cable? Ladyada to the rescue again, with a new kit: a USB Boarduino kit, with the FTDI chip (surface mount) and USB port pre-soldered and tested for kit-assembling ease! Related: Boarduino – Breadboard-compatible Arduino clone
Our pals over at Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories have released version 2.0 of their awesome Peggy LED pegboard display kit. I had the pleasure of seeing this thing in action at last week’s Maker Faire. I want. …Peggy 2.0 still does the same darn thing: it provides efficient power to a 25 x 25 array […]
